"Loyal" donkeys better than wives, says textbook

Reuters Yahoo ^ | Tue Apr 4

[Abathar]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A textbook used at schools in the Indian state of Rajasthan compares housewives to donkeys, and suggests the animals make better companions as they complain less and are more loyal to their "masters," The Times of India reported Tuesday.

"A donkey is like a housewife ... In fact, the donkey is a shade better, for while the housewife may sometimes complain and walk off to her parents' home, you'll never catch the donkey being disloyal to his master," the newspaper reported, quoting a Hindi-language primer meant for 14-year-olds.

The book was approved by the state's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party government but has sparked protests from the party's women's wing.

State education officials in Rajasthan, a western state known for its conservative attitude toward women, said people should not be upset by the comparison, the paper said.

"The comparison was made in good humor," state education official A.R. Khan was quoted as saying. "However, protests have been taken note of and the board is in the process of removing it (the reference)."

[Calpernia]

I bet I look better in a nightie than a donkey :))

[Maximus of Texas]

And they won't show butt crack.

[Dashing Dasher]

Unless you ask nicely.

[Maximus of Texas]

Prove it.

[Dashing Dasher]

I was waiting for that.

I want to see the donkey in a nightie.

[Maximus of Texas]

"I want to see the donkey in a nightie."

You are kinky. I would expect that from Aunt Bee, but not you DD.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

"The same chapter also compares the donkey to politicians, calling the animal thick-skinned.

So they compare housewives to donkeys(worse then) and donkeys to politicians (alike or equal).

If we were writing this out it would be

H < D

P = D

H < P

I think I would be upset too.

[Old Professer]

And just yesterday a thread was yanked about a guy having his way with a neighbor's donkey.

[Calpernia]

Masher!